Applying the Rasch Model : Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences

Applying the Rasch Model : Fundamental Measurement in the Human Sciences / Trevor Bond, Zi Yan, Moritz Heene.

"Recognised as the most influential publication in the field, ARM facilitates deep understanding of the Rasch model and its practical applications. The authors review the crucial properties of the model and demonstrate its use with examples across the human sciences. Readers will be able to und...

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Main Authors: Bond, Trevor (Author), Yan, Zi (Author), Heene, Moritz (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Routledge, 2020.
Edition:4th.
Subjects:
Psychology > Statistical methods.
Social sciences > Statistical methods.
Psychology > Research > Methodology.
Social sciences > Research > Methodology.
Psychology > Research > Methodology
Psychology > Statistical methods
Social sciences > Research > Methodology
Social sciences > Statistical methods
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Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Half Title
  • Title Page
  • Copyright Page
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • Figures
  • Tables
  • About the Authors
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Notes on This Volume
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1 Why Measurement Is Fundamental
  • Children Can Construct Measures
  • Interval Scales v. Ratio Scales: A Conceptual Explanation
  • Statistics and/or Measurement
  • Why Fundamental Measurement?
  • Derived Measures
  • Conjoint Measurement
  • The Rasch Model for Measurement
  • A More Suitable Analogy for Measurement in the Human Sciences
  • In Conclusion
  • Summary
  • Note
  • Suggested Readings
  • A Simple Rasch Summary: The Item Pathway
  • Item Statistics
  • Item Fit
  • The Wright Map
  • Targeting
  • Comparing Persons and Items
  • Summary
  • Extended Understanding
  • The Problem of Guessing
  • Difficulty, Ability, and Fit
  • The Theory-Practice Dialog
  • Summary
  • References
  • 5 Invariance: A Crucial Property of Scientific Measurement
  • Person and Item Invariance
  • Common-Item Linking
  • Please Keep in Mind
  • Anchoring Item Values
  • Vertical Scaling
  • Common-Person Linking
  • Invariance of Person Estimates across Tests: Concurrent Validity
  • The PRTIII-Pendulum
  • Common-Person Linking: BLOT & PRTIII
  • The Theory-Practice Dialog
  • Measurement Invariance: Where It Really Matters
  • Failures of Invariance: DIF
  • Differential Rater Functioning
  • DIF: Not Just a Problem, but an Opportunity
  • Summary
  • References
  • 6 Measurement Using Likert Scales
  • The Rasch Model for Polytomous Data
  • Analyzing Rating Scale Data: The Instrumental Attitude toward Self-Assessment Questionnaire
  • Item Ordering
  • Targeting and Reliability
  • Summary
  • Extended Understanding
  • Item Polarity
  • Empirical Item-Category Measures
  • Category Function
  • Dimensionality Map
  • Item Misfit Table
  • Construct KeyMap
  • Person Misfit Table
  • Separation Table
  • Summary
  • Notes
  • References
  • 7 The Partial Credit Rasch Model
  • Clinical Interview Analysis: A Rasch-Inspired Breakthrough
  • Scoring Interview Transcripts
  • Ordered Performance Criteria for 18 Aspects of the Pendulum Interview Task
  • Partial Credit Model Results
  • Interpretation
  • The Theory-Practice Dialog
  • Unidimensionality
  • Summary
  • ARMsteps
  • Extended Understanding
  • Category Functioning
  • Point-Measure Correlations
  • Fit Statistics

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